New Helmond

New Helmond was a colony of the United Provinces in Vietnam settled in 1655. The colony fought against Portugal during the Dutch-Portuguese War of the mid-17th century,

History
New Helmond was colonized in 1655 by immigrants from Amsterdam in the United Provinces, and it was named for a city in Noord Brabant. The town was built by a few Dutch settlers that were interested in the trade of silk, rice, and other goods in Indochina, and it grew to have a population of 200 people as more houses were built. The colony grew because of the nearby trees, animals, and silver, and the colonists built farms to assist in the maintenance of the colony. The Dutch were able to establish more trading posts in the region, and New Helmond was one of their first colonies.